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The Literary Encyclopedia profile by Martin Mueller, Northwestern
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Mueller, Martin. "The Odyssey".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 19 November 2003
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=26, accessed 03 March 2015.]

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